Grandpa Johnnie was drafted during WWII and underwent cook and bakery training. He was shipped overseas and returned on the Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Mary as a troop transport. He was stationed in Warrington,England where he met Peggy Murphy on a blind date with another GI and Peggy's friend. They dated for about 2 years in England and wed in Lebanon, Mo at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church. Johnnie and Peggy were the parents of 3 children and lived on a 78 acre farm near Organna, Mo. The Brown family had lived or owned that 78 acres since about 1915 and finally sold it in Jan 2006.
Grandpa Johnnie was drafted during WWII and underwent cook and bakery training. He was shipped overseas and returned on the Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Mary as a troop transport. He was stationed in Warrington,England where he met Peggy Murphy on a blind date with another GI and Peggy's friend. They dated for about 2 years in England and wed in Lebanon, Mo at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church. Johnnie and Peggy were the parents of 3 children and lived on a 78 acre farm near Organna, Mo. The Brown family had lived or owned that 78 acres since about 1915 and finally sold it in Jan 2006.
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